Joined: Jan 21, 2011
Posts: 270
Some of you have L4D2. I have been dabbling in the authoring tools(ive made a few Counter Strike Source maps...albeit bad ones, but they still made it to FPSbanana).
I wanted to base a capaign loosely on "The Walking Dead" TV show(if you havent seen it and you like Zombies its on AMC. I think its on their website as well. Check it out. GO ahead. Do it now, ill wait. ::Jeopardy music plays:: Ok you're back? Good)
So anyway...back on topic. I want to have just an amazing survival map. I cant decide on location. I was thinking either a police station, a gun show, or something even crazier like a castle. Im not concerned with ballance ATM. Mainly its a toss up between a zombie blood fest...or a survivor one. So any ideas?
One map i would suggest checking out for Survival is Helms Deep. If you are familiar with Lord of the Rings, then you know what im talking about, and you will absolutely appreciate the map. Its fun.
Joined: Feb 22, 2011
Posts: 362
Location: New Jersey
Oh I'm a big L4D and L4D2 player...and of course being the gamer that I am, have made countless maps/mods over the years...from the days of GtkRadiant through Hammer...
I will agree, Helms Deep is awesome...I also like the LightHouse that Valve released...there's just so many good ones...I think what you may need to do is figure out what's already been done and THEN come up with a good location...we've seen malls, lighthouses, graveyards, etc...the list goes on and on...
Hmmm...let me think a sec...
A castle would be cool...kinda reminiscent of Helms...also if you have ever played Quake 2 or 3, the granddaddy of maps, "The Edge"...basically you would need multiple entry/exits...same as where the hordes will spawn from that make it exciting yet not overbearing...
Also look at the new Cold Stream (beta) that just came out not long ago...the whole idea of running down a riverbead was ingenious...also there was a mod campaign, altho at this time I forget the name ( I will get it for you) that at the end you were at the end of an island and way up high was a church tower and the hordes had to come up to you...they of course have various ways to get there so you had to plan well to defeat them...I think that's the key...
Hmmmm...what about an old fort or base...one that has guard towers with mounted guns...?? Or a space shuttle launch pad? So many ideas...it really comes down to what you want...
Joined: Jan 21, 2011
Posts: 270
Yea i really dont want another "same feelign" campaign or map.
One thing i do plan on having in my campaign is realistic weaponry. No piles of ammo and 2 guns that spawn 5 guns each. Im talking ammo conservation, realistic gameplay. Sure people have guns in their homes, but they dont stack them neatly on a dresser next to a pile of ammo that big(how are they even getting such large quantities)
And i agree. Cold Stream sounds like such a garbage map(run around a stream in the open) but what it lacks in "content" totally is made up for with its well laid out levels. It really does look like an official campaign.
One thing i would really like to do...is a snow map. Maybe the survivors figure the cold will deter zombies. Maybe they end up in some military installation in Alaska or something. I just think axing zombies in the snow would be very therapeutic.
Joined: Feb 22, 2011
Posts: 362
Location: New Jersey
How about something even further up north like a logging camp (altho I think that's been done) or better yet, far north like the Artic Circle...Ice Station Zebra...no zombies will come up here...lol
As for the ammo piles, place them far away wheere survivors have to fight thru the horde to get to them, but not too far away where it becomes a slaughter...
